Facts about Higher Education in the South West

With shades of the Steve Wright show, some interesting factoids I came across the other day make interesting reading. Did you know that we have the following in the South West: 13 Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), comprising 8 Universities, and 5 HE Colleges.
With 33 Further Education colleges (FECs) teaching Higher Education courses.

We have a total population of 155,660 students, of whom 2,405 are registered at FECs, so you will not be alone if you study here (!).
In Somerset every FEC offers some Higher Education study, offering a total of 196 different courses. Somerset College having over 1,000 students taking HE courses for example. The largest HEI is the University of Plymouth with just under 30,000 students, and the smallest was Dartington College of Arts with 645 students. (Although since Dartington College of Arts merged with University College Falmouth in April last year this number will eventually be merged with Falmouth).

A full list of all HE courses in Somerset institutions can be found at this weblink: http://somerset.floodlight.co.uk/somerset/courses-classes-lessons/best-subject-courses/higher-education/study/somerset/16180339/220706/100/domain.html Of course those taken via distance learning, such as the Open University courses, are in addition to this list. If you have any questions about courses and study please email me or contact your nearest Connexions Somerset centre. Details can be found at http://www.connexions-somerset.org.uk/